Author: George – WordPress Support & Marketing Coaching
Google Site Kit Not Connecting in Brave Browser
To connect to your Google Analytics account with the Google Site Kit plugin, in WordPress using the Brave browser, temporarily change this setting.
Flush Your Computer DNS Cache
Sites that used to load don’t any more, on just your computer? Try flushing your computer’s DNS cache. Also try flushing the browser cache.
Text Editors to Use With WordPress
What text editor should you use as a companion to WordPress? Convert MSWord to WordPress without those formatting codes?
One Website Page Doesn’t Display, but Looks Fine in Another Browser
Ways to check if a website not displaying is a problem with your browser, or with the site itself.
Using Fonts in Emails, That Can Be Read by Anyone
All email clients know about “serif”, “sans-serif” and “monospace”. All email programs (probably going back to Netscape Navigator) have a list of fonts built-in, and have a minimal font stack that include a likely Windows font and a likely OS/X font, and falls back to serif/sans-serif/monospace. My email program has “Courier” in the user interface,…
WordFence Blocked bot traffic Trying to Read /docker-compose.yml. Should I Do Anything?
Should you do anything about bot traffic trying to read your docker-compose.yml file, whether it exists or not?
Computer Slow? Check “Thermal Protection Mode”, and Fix It Fast
Ways to cool a slow computer, especially replacing the CPU thermal grease so it doesn’t go into “thermal protection mode”.
Troubleshooting Invalid Characters in Website Forms
I found this when I had trouble pasting a phone number from Google Voice, into Zoho Contacts. 4158826300 typed in, works415-882-6300 typed in, works(415) 882-6300 typed in, works(415) 882-6300 pasted from Google Voice, invalid (has UTF-8 characters)415-882-6300, pasted from Google Voice, invalid (it’s not the parentheses)(415) 882-6300 pasted into Atom from Google Voice, copied from…
Installing Shutter on Linux Mint, without message about Goo::Canvas
How to install Linux screen capture program Shutter, with libraries needed by the Edit function. The project Repository has moved since Shutter was added to the Linux Mint Software Manager.
Make Your SSH Keys for FileZilla and SiteGround
How to generate your own SSH Keys for FileZilla and Terminal, for secure file transfers. Linux and OS/X.
Securely Wipe Unused Hard Disk Space
Simple way to securely wipe all data from the Unused portion of a hard disk.
WordPress White Screen of Death
Incorrect line endings in .php files can mess up WordPress, even so it only shows a blank white screen (aka “White Screen of Death”). Fix it this way.